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North Korea Stole $2 Billion in Crypto in 2025, Chainalysis Says
North Korea's hackers stole $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, surpassing the previous record, with funds laundered internationally to support military programs.
- On Thursday, Chainalysis reported hackers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea stole $2.02 billion in crypto this year, setting a national annual record for a second straight year.
- The United Nations and researchers say Pyongyang uses remote technical job schemes, AI-enabled fake remote work, and social engineering to steal crypto funding weapons programs.
- In February, Bybit was hit by the largest hack, losing $1.4 billion, and Bybit CEO and the U.S. Secret Service said DPRK-linked hackers stole about $1.5 billion in ethereum, making up 40% of this year's heist value.
- Chainalysis noted laundering blends mixers, DeFi protocols and bridges with AI-enabled laundering, and analysts warn traditional tools have failed as activity shows no sign of curtailing.
- The data show fewer, larger breaches alongside many low-value thefts as DPRK-linked actors caused 76% of service-level compromises while 158,000 personal wallet compromises surged and victim losses fell to $713 million.
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